2015 News & Views Archives

2015 News

Esri Maps Provide Geographic Context on Earthquakes Around the World.
Esri publishes interactive maps about earthquakes and aftershocks around the world, such as the earthquake that struck Nepal earlier this year. The maps are available for readers to embed or share as part of ongoing coverage. The Earthquake Public Information Map shows continuously updated information about earthquake locations and intensities and can be embedded in web sites and blog postings with the following code: <iframe width=”100%” height=”640px” src=”http://www.arcgis.com/apps/PublicInformation/index.html?appid=de7c7b077c0144149fe5f9dd7857361d” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>

Mass Murder, Mental Illness, and Men (5/11/15, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers) The mental health problems most common in mass murderers and why men at risk are so difficult to identify before they can carry out mass killings are discussed in the compelling article “Mass Murder, Mental Illness, and Men” in the peer-reviewed journal Violence and Gender, from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Violence and Gender website until June 11, 2015.